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71, 1861 30c Orange, pair and single with matching grids tie to 1863 cover to Shanghai, China, embossed New York cornercard for Wood & Willow Ware, red "N. York Br. Pkt. Paid" datestamp, magenta "80" credit and red London Paid handstamp, backstamped Hong Kong, stamps and cover with staining removed, right 30c stamp repair at bottom right corner, left stamp with pulled perf at right, cover with creasses, still very fine appearance, an attractive double 45c rate cover, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate

73, 1863 2c Black, tied by black grid to all-over advertising cover for the Great American Tea Company depicting Chinese torture scenes, addressed to Henryville, Pennsylvania, very fine

77, 1866 15c Black, single used alongside pair of 1861 3c Rose (65), each with blue negative six-point star cancel on 1867 cover to Milan, Italy, matching "Louisville Ky. Jul 23" datestamp, faint red New York "Paid 18" credit datestamp, red boxed "PD" and black French packet datestamp, backstamped Milan, very fine, a wonderful cover paying the 21c French Mail rate to Italy, 2022 Philatelic Foundation certificate

69, 1861 12c Black, wonderfully crisp impression on bright white paper, unobtrusive black killer and part of a red cancel, a lovely stamp, 2008 PSE graded XF-Sup 95 certificate (SMQ $750)

69, 1861 12c Black, tied by blue "Chicago Ill. Supplementary Mail Jul. 10", addressed to Wickliffe, Ohio, just reduced at top and small sealed tear, part of backflap out, still a fine and rare cover paying four times the 3c domestic rate, made more attractive by the Chicago Supplementary Mail cancel, note on reverse reads "March 21, 1927 Found by J.M. Bartels", ex-Babcock, Vogel, and Gliedman